Advances in Sugarcane Research: From Molecular Insights to Field Applications presents a comprehensive and integrative overview of contemporary sugarcane science, bridging fundamental discoveries with crop modeling and climate change. As one of the world’s most important crops for sugar and bioenergy production.
This volume brings together leading experts to explore advances across multiple scales of research-from genomics, molecular biology, and genetic improvement to plant physiology, stress responses, and crop management. Emerging approaches such as omics technologies, artificial intelligence, and functional genomics are addressed as a way to transform sugarcane breeding and accelerating the development of climate-resilient cultivars. In addition to molecular and physiological perspectives, the book addresses key aspects of agronomy, including plant nutrition, soil constraints, root system dynamics, and sustainable management practices. Special attention is given to abiotic stresses such as drought and ozone, as well as their underlying mechanisms and implications for sugarcane growth. The integration of crop modeling and agrometeorology further provides tools for predicting crop performance and supporting decision-making under limiting environmental conditions. Overall, this volume aims to serve as a key reference for understanding current progress and future directions in sugarcane research.
This volume brings together leading experts to explore advances across multiple scales of research-from genomics, molecular biology, and genetic improvement to plant physiology, stress responses, and crop management. Emerging approaches such as omics technologies, artificial intelligence, and functional genomics are addressed as a way to transform sugarcane breeding and accelerating the development of climate-resilient cultivars. In addition to molecular and physiological perspectives, the book addresses key aspects of agronomy, including plant nutrition, soil constraints, root system dynamics, and sustainable management practices. Special attention is given to abiotic stresses such as drought and ozone, as well as their underlying mechanisms and implications for sugarcane growth. The integration of crop modeling and agrometeorology further provides tools for predicting crop performance and supporting decision-making under limiting environmental conditions. Overall, this volume aims to serve as a key reference for understanding current progress and future directions in sugarcane research.
Table of Contents
1. Sugarcane in the age of Omics and AIAnete Pereira de Souza, DA Sfor�a, ACL Moraes, I Begnami,, JF Diniz, D Thomazim, Rafaela Rodrigues Pinheiro, M Fernandes,, Felipe Roberto Francisco and YA Moura
2. Germplasm Collection and Flowering Time: Two Key Pillars of Sugarcane Breeding
Luciana Rossini Rossini Pinto Pinto, Marcos Landell, Mauro Xavier, Paulo Henrique da Silva Santos and Elisson Romanel
3. Towards Climate-Resilient Sugarcane: Genetic Engineering and Functional Genomics Approaches
Marcelo Menossi, Lucia Mattiello, Nery Tirabante, Angela Silva, Willian Bernardes, Nicholas Zani, Mayara Holanda, Luis Amaro, Vitor Pinoti and Pamela Alves
4. Enhancing second-generation ethanol production through lignin engineering in sugarcane
Paulo Mazzafera, JUan Pablo Portilla Llerena and Michael Brito
5. Sugarcane and Energy Cane: Advancing Photosynthesis for Higher Yield
Rafael Leonardo de Almeida, Larissa P. Cruz, Tamires S. Martins, Eduardo C. Machado and Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
6. Drought stress memory in sugarcane: concepts, mechanisms and agronomic implications
Maria Dolores Pissolato and Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
7. Oxidative stress in sugarcane triggered by tropospheric ozone: protective mechanisms in a C4 species
Barbara Baesso Moura and Neidiquele M. Silveira
8. Ecophysiological bases associated to management and breeding for a sustainable sugacane production under subtropical environments
Mart�n Acreche, Julio V�ctor Saez, Luciana Mart�nez Calsina and Jorge Chalco Vera
9. Advances in sugarcane nutrition for enhanced sugar and ethanol production
Rafael Otto
10. Sugarcane cultivation and soil acidification: A growing threat to crop productivity and sustainability
Prakash Lakshmanan
11. Sugarcane root system dynamics: insights, unresolved mechanisms, and modeling needs
Mathias Christina, Henrique Boriolo Dias, L�a Chevalier, Florent Kebalo, Antoine Versini, Matthew Jones and Christophe Jourdan
12. SUGARCANE MANAGEMENT WITH BIOSTIMULANTS AND GROWTH REGULATORS
Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Gabriela Siqueira and Murilo de Campos
13. Advances in sugarcane management towards greater environmental sustainability
Jo�o Luis Nunes Carvalho, Ricardo Bordonal and Sarah Tenelli
14. Sugarcane crop modelling: from foundational approaches to future directions
Henrique Boriolo Dias, Mathias Christina, Matthew Jones, Fabio R. Marin, Abraham Singels and Geoff Inman-Bamber
15. Agrometeorology and Crop Modeling: Essential Tools for Sugarcane Sustainability and Productivity under Climate Change
Fabio R. Marin, Henrique Baubab Brunetti and Henrique Boriolo Dias
